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Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, MC5, Mountain, Deep Purple and… Stray? The canon of hard rock and heavy metal is filled with founders and originators. Some argue The Kinks created the genre in 1964, others claim Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were the bands who ushered in the heavy era of rock.  But one band who helped define the sound Hard Rock is Stray who were made up of a bunch of teenagers from London who formed in 1966 and played together until 1997. To help indulge the music lovers amongst us, I decided that we should all be aware of the rocking impulsive sounds which come from Stray. To help me tell you about the band and its history I enlisted the help of Stray's guitarist Del Bromham. M-D M: Who were your earliest musical influences? Del Bromham: Well All my family loved music and my older brother Allan had a band so consequently there was always music playing in my house. I remember the first record that had a big impact on me even though I was ju...

Today, hard rock legends AC/DC announced that they are doing a european tour in summer 2015. Among the dates are June 28th, Glasgow, July 1st, Dublin and July 4th, London. Now these dates leave a auspicious date open in their touring calendar. June 26/7th, part of the Glastonbury weekend. They have been rumoured to headline glastonbury since they announced a new album, and the tour announcement has made many fans excitedly anticipate their headlining of Glastonbury. Tickets for the tour go on sale 9.30 am GMT on December 17th. The tour will not feature long-time member and founder Malcolm Young who is currently suffering from dementia, and whether or not drummer Phil Rudd will take part is currently unknown as he was recently arrested for  drug charges and threats to kill.

Speaking at event in Oxford university Johnny Lydon (Rotton) spoke about Simon Cowell while promoting his new autobiography Anger Is An Energy. At the event he called Simon Cowell "Our worst enemy. I dont think [the contestants] on the show [X-Factor] are awful, it becomes awful when they become trained into that cruise ship show band mentality." Talking of Cowell he said that he "has got us all on his big cruise ship lollipop, and I ain't licking his lollipop." In the talk he went on to insult Band Aid, saying it was "full of corruption", and pointed out that the administration takes all of the money. He then went on to insult Phil Collins' role in Band Aid, insulting him being at both Live Aid performances.

In a attempt to appear at least slightly modern here is a little piece on one of the most fascinating young guitar bands. Deers are a all-female Spanish band who pretty much adhere strictly to the music set by NME as C86. Which is the genre name for a certain form of Indie Jangle Pop. If you follow Indie music its likely that you've heard of this band before. They've been getting blogged about and talked about by almost everyone who loves guitar music, and that is perhaps fair enough. They play their music in one of the most devil may care ramshackle attitudes that I've ever heard. They sound like Girlpool yet have hints of Phil Spector and The Wedding Present. They are unique. *Note. 7/1/14 Deers has changed their name to Hinds after threat of legal action from namesake band

Yesterday Bobby Keys died. With him went the greatest saxophonist of the Rock n Roll era. He may not have rivalled the great jazz saxophonists, but he indubitably changed the sound of Rock N Roll. Perhaps best known for his affiliation with The Rolling Stones (He was born on the same day as Keith  Richards). Here, in his honour, is a list of his finest moments. The Wanderer - Dion  Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones  Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones Whatever Gets You Through The Night - John Lennon Among his other greatest achievements include playing on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass , The Stones' Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile On Main St., and hundreds of other amazing albums. Heres what some of his colleagues and friends have reacted with. "'Another good bye to another good friend' I will miss you, Bobby" - Keith Richards "Thank you Bobby keys for the time we spent together God bless ...

Yesterday (2/12/14), famous Riot Grrl band Sleater-Kinney took to Reddit to promote their recent reunion. Below are the top 10 things that were learned from the IAMA. See the full IAMA here . 1. Why the band don't use Bass? "Funny thing but I don't really love low end. That big bass sound that hits you in your gut is unpleasant! Not having a bass allows for the drums to occupy an interesting space in the music, which I really love. Also, bass players often make those funny faces." - Janet Weiss 2. Does Janet Weiss think that pop stars have cheapened the use of fans on stage? "You just put me and my fan in the same sentence as JLo and Beyonce? That is kind of awesome. I am not using it for the wind blown look, but to keep from sweating profusely. Not as sexy as those other ladies, right?" 3. Will there be a Portlandia skit involving the reunion? "Unlikely. But Fred offered to be our roadie in real life." 4. Our Pearl jam as cool in real life...

Blinkbox has published a poll which has revealed that the 80s was the best decade for Christmas music, hence the worst decade for music. The poll found that 36% of the people asked believed the 80s was had the best Christmas music. While 25% say 70s and 10% say 90s. The poll say The Pogues Fairytale Of New York  be voted the best Christmas song ever, while Wham & Bing Crosby and David Bowie also scored well.